Florida State will open its 2013 season in a nationally televised game at Pittsburgh on Labor Day night and has added a home game against Bethune-Cookman, the ACC announced today.
The Seminoles will play on Labor Day for the first time since 2010. The Sept. 2 game, which will be played at Heinz Field, will be the first for the Panthers as members of the ACC.

“We are excited to open up the season with a great opponent like Pitt and getting to play a new opponent at their venue to welcome them to the ACC,” coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We are looking forward to that.”

FSU had to remove Wofford from the schedule to add the Labor Day game. The team will be off Sept. 7 before playing its home opener against Nevada in Sept. 14 and then hosting Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 21.

FSU’s showdown against Clemson will be three weeks later this season as the Seminole travel to face the Tigers on Oct. 19. The winner of that game has won the ACC title the last two seasons. FSU has off the week before playing Clemson.

The Seminoles game against Miami also has been pushed back. The two rivals play at Sun Life Stadium on Nov. 2.

FSU concludes the regular season on Nov. 30 at Florida, one week after hosting Idaho. Fisher is pleased that the Seminoles will not have a conference game – and possible ACC championship game berth on the line – the week before playing the Gators.

“Having the conference part of our season over heading into the stretch makes it easier for us to get ready for a huge rivalry game against Florida,” Fisher said. “It can be tough to play a game before Florida with a conference championship berth on the line.”

Florida State has hired Tennessee running backs coach Jay Graham as an offensive assistant. Tennessee coach Butch Jones confirmed that Graham was leaving his staff. The news was first reported by Warchant.com.

Graham will fill one of two openings created when coordinator/quarterback’s coach James Coley left for Miami and Billy Napier, the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach, bolted for Alabama after just 22 days on the staff.

Graham returned to Tennessee, his alma mater, in 2012. He spent the previous three seasons coaching running backs and tight ends at South Carolina.

Graham is the sixth assistant hired by Jimbo Fisher, who has one vacancy remaining.